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Michael Jackson Had Secret Affair With Whitney Houston, Says Bodyguard Who Claims He's Blanket's Real Dad


Posted on Apr 29, 2012 @ 03:31PM - 18 comments

By Radar Staff

Matt Fiddes, a millionaire martial arts master who was Michael Jackson's bodyguard and confidant for years before his 2009 death, has given a stunning tell-all interview about the King of Pop.

Jackson and Whitney Houston, Fiddes told London's Sun newspaper, had a torrid affair in 1991 and Michael even wanted them to get married.

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"Whitney practically moved in to Michael’s ranch and they had a fling like any other young couple. But Michael said later he had always hoped the relationship had gone further, and I know he dreamed of marrying her," Fiddes said.

The relationship only lasted two weeks, Fiddes said. A decade later the two had a tearful reunion at a concert in New York celebrating Jackson's 30 years in music.

Matt Fiddes, a millionaire martial arts master who was Michael Jackson's bodyguard and confidant for years before his 2009 death, has given a stunning tell-all interview about the King of Pop.

Jackson and Whitney Houston, Fiddes told London's Sun newspaper, had a torrid affair in 1991 and Michael even wanted them to get married.

"Whitney practically moved in to Michael’s ranch and they had a fling like any other young couple. But Michael said later he had always hoped the relationship had gone further, and I know he dreamed of marrying her," Fiddes said.

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Miley Cyrus Defends Demi Moore - 'Not Everyone Is On Drugs'


Posted on Feb 04, 2012 @ 02:20PM - 38 comments

By Radar Staff

Miley Cyrus has weighed in on the Demi Moore controversy and taken to her Facebook page to show her support.

"Everyone needs to leave Demi alone," she wrote. "She's been through so much the past year. She doesn't need the crap. How can you talk crap on someone you don't know?"

As RadarOnline.com reported, Moore has checked into Cirque Lodge rehab center in Utah and for treatment of anorexia and prescription and club drug abuse.

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Charlie Sheen And Brooke Mueller Reunite For Trip To Mexico


Posted on Aug 20, 2011 @ 07:20AM - 9 comments

By Radar Staff

Charlie Sheen flew his ex-wife Brooke Mueller out of the country Friday and posed for pictures to make sure the news got out.

The previously-warring twosome -- parents of twins Bob and Max -- departed L.A.'s Van Nuys Airport.  Destination: Mexico.

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Brooke has been engaged in an ongoing battle against drug addiction, but as RadarOnline.com recently reported, she seems to have finally made real progress in staying sober.

Sheen, who is on his own career comeback trail, wanted to congratulate Brooke on her success bu taking her away.

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Charlie's Comedy Central Roast is coming up next month, the same night as the new season premiere of his former show, Two and a Half Men.  The CBS sitcom returns with the funeral of Sheen's character, Charlie Harper, and the introduction of new star Ashton Kutcher.

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Amy Winehouse Funeral Controversy


Posted on Jul 26, 2011 @ 05:10PM - 15 comments

By Amber Goodhand - Radar Staff Reporter

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Alexis Tereszcuk - Radar Senior Reporter

Amy Winehouse was laid to rest on Tuesday in London with a traditional Jewish ceremony but it's become a controversial topic given the circumstances involved.

Winehouse, 27, was cremated before she was buried and was covered in tattoos - typically two major violations of Jewish law.

According to Rabbi Naftali Silberberg, it is unequivocal that the dead must be buried in the earth.

"As a deterrent measure, cremated remains are not interred in a Jewish cemetery. Furthermore, we are told that many of the traditional laws of mourning are not observed after the passing of an individual whose body was cremated. However, is recited for such individuals, and it is certainly appropriate to give charity and do mitzvot in memory of their souls," the Rabbi writes of Chabad.org.

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Religious Jews do not traditionally believe in cremation because their faith tells them that they will be resurrected when the messiah comes, which would be impossible if they have no body.

The Jewish Community Center Chabad In Manhattan Beach, California explains why tattoos are forbidden in the religion.

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"A person is comprised of a body and soul which are intrinsically connected. Kabbalah teaches us that what happens to our body effects our soul as well. That is why we must be very careful to take care of our body because 'A small hole in the body creates a great hole in the soul,' When we change the look of our body synthetically by inserting a tattoo we are also affecting our souls.

"While Judaism forbids tattooing it does not place any stigma on someone who has a tattoo, they are no less responsible to fulfill Mitzvot than someone without a tattoo including the Mitzavah of not getting any more tattoos. Contrary to the popular belief, there is no prohibition for a Jew with a tattoo to be buried in a Jewish cemetery and having tattoos on one's body doesn't change the laws involving their Jewish burial in any way."

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Tattoos are thought to be a "marking the body" and those with tattoos are not to be buried in Jewish cemetery, although in recent years a line of more progressive-thinking Jews have accepted both tattoos and cremation.

It's unclear who made the decision to have Winehouse's remains cremated or if she had been actively practicing her Jewish faith.

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Amy Winehouse Booed Off Stage, Cancels Future Shows


Posted on Jun 20, 2011 @ 02:00AM - 10 comments

by Radar Staff

Less than a month after checking out of rehab, embattled singer Amy Winehouse was booed off stage during her comeback performance in Belgrade, Serbia on Saturday night.

Less than a month after checking out of rehab, embattled singer Amy Winehouse was booed off stage during her comeback performance in Belgrade, Serbia on Saturday night.

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What was meant to be a triumphant moment for the 27-year-old star turned out disastrously as she staggered around the stage, even falling over a speaker appearing too drunk to stand, let alone sing -- and RadarOnline.com has the photos.

At one point during the set Winehouse, who has struggled with addiction for years, had to be physically supported by a back-up singer as she mumbled her way through her songs, at points forgetting the lyrics completely.

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The crowd booed and shouted at her throughout most of the 90-minute performance.

The Rehab singer has since cancelled her next two performances in Istanbul on Monday and Athens on Wednesday.

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Her spokesperson said she "feels that this is the right thing to do" and that "she can not perform to the best of her ability."

Winehouse is set to return to the stage on July 8th in Bilbao, Spain.

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PHOTO: Charlie Sheen's Ex Brooke Mueller -- Keeping It Real


Posted on Jun 01, 2011 @ 02:18PM - 3 comments

By Radar Staff

Charlie Sheen's troubled ex-wife Brooke Mueller lovingly hugs one of her 2-year-old twin boys Tuesday in Los Angeles, a day before a new reality TV show, which prominantly features her, premieres on Oxygen.

Brooke -- who's fought a very public battle with addiction -- will be featured on Paris Hilton's new reality show, The World According To Paris.

On the show, viewers will get an inside look at Brooke's struggles to stay sober.

Charlie Sheen's troubled ex-wife Brooke Mueller lovingly hugs one of her 2-year-old twin boys Tuesday in Los Angeles, a day before a new reality TV show, which prominantly features her, premieres on Oxygen.

Brooke -- who's fought a very public battle with addiction -- will be featured on Paris Hilton's new reality show, The World According To Paris.

On the show, viewers will get an inside look at Brooke's struggles to stay sober.

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VIDEO: Courtney Love Claims To Have Saved Kelly Osbourne's Life -- Twice!


Posted on Apr 01, 2011 @ 01:45PM - 2 comments

Guess Courtney Love’s Girl Scout training has really come in handy!

In a bizarre video chat where she looks rather dazed and confused former drug addict Courtney Love claims to have saved the life of Kelly Osbourne – twice – sharing: “I've done CPR, I've put things in her boobs” and RadarOnline.com can bring you her colorful rant.

Guess Courtney Love’s Girl Scout training has really come in handy!

In a bizarre video chat where she looks rather dazed and confused former drug addict Courtney Love claims to have saved the life of Kelly Osbourne – twice – sharing: “I've done CPR, I've put things in her boobs” and RadarOnline.com can bring you her colorful rant.

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The former Mrs Kurt Cobain felt compelled to share all in front of the camera after her “great friend” Kelly referred to Love as a "crackhead" on a recent episode of her E! show Fashion Police.

Love took to online video site Vyou.com, to bite back at Osbourne and inform the world of her sobriety (save for some wine and the odd “bump”.)

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"Kelly Osbourne and Joan Rivers called me a crackhead on the E! channel. Kelly knows I've been sober. Kelly knows there's no drugs allowed at my house. I think it's really lame," said the former Hole singer in the rambling video tirade in which she was wobbling in front of the camera and contradicting herself throughout.

Love had initially hit the airwaves to answer a fan's question asking how long she had been sober: "The answer is '05. Since October '05," but was distracted by her distress over Kelly's comments, claiming she'd stopped Osbourne from overdosing during drug binges in the past.

"This girl I know, Kelly Osbourne, I've saved her life twice," ranted Love. "I've done CPR, I've put things in her boobs. (She was on) Oxycontin, coke, foaming at the mouth."

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Love has endured a lengthy court-ordered rehab stint in the past but that didn't stop her from calling out Kelly for her own partying habits, and making the shocking accusation that mom Sharon Osbourne paid British P.R. guru Max Clifford hundreds of thousands of dollars to to keep her keep her daughter's "huge drug problem" out of the press.

After vehemently denying that she is a user anymore, Love then went on to list the pills that she pops including Adderall, Sonata (for sleep)Abilify(which is used to treat depression and bi-polar disorder) and Valium, while giving rambling advice to viewers about what dosage to take.

She shared that she no longer takes Ambien, which she described as “just bad” and explained that switching to Sonata means she no longer wakes up “with eggs benedict one side of the face and chocolate cake on top of your head having written a thousand word love letter to someone you barely know.”

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Love also admitted to still drinking, despite going through a recovery program. "I drank rosé this year, I had a bump (slang for a line of cocaine)... but I take my program seriously ... I've been drunk this year more times ... than I have in my entire life."

In a bizarre twist, Courtney concludes her monologue by saying her and Kelly are still friends. "Kelly and me get along great ... but it's gross. I don't like being the punchline for drugs when I don't do them, so stop it."

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'Celebrity Rehab' Alum Mike Starr Dead At 44


Posted on Mar 08, 2011 @ 03:45PM - 11 comments

Celebrity Rehab third season contestant, and former Alice In Chains bassist, Mike Starr has died, age 44, RadarOnline.com can report.

During his appearance on Dr Drew’s hit VH1 show, an emotional Starr revealed that he did not want to end up like his former band mate, Layne Staley, who died of a drugs overdose in 2002, age 34.

Celebrity Rehab third season contestant, and former Alice In Chains bassist, Mike Starr has died, age 44, RadarOnline.com can report.

During his appearance on Dr Drew’s hit VH1 show, an emotional Starr revealed that he did not want to end up like his former band mate, Layne Staley, who died of a drugs overdose in 2002, age 34.

As RadarOnline.com previously reported
Starr was facing felony drug charges in Salt City Utah after being found last month in possession of  six pills of a painkiller called Opana and six pills of the anti-anxiety drug Xanax.

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EXCLUSIVE: Lindsay Lohan Forced To Admit 'I'm A Drug Addict' At Betty Ford Center


Posted on Oct 04, 2010 @ 10:00AM - 23 comments

Inside the Betty Ford Center. Lindsay Lohan is taking the first real steps in her recovery by being forced to publicly say, "Hi. I'm Lindsay, and I am an alcoholic and addict", RadarOnline.com has learned exclusively.

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Inside the Betty Ford Center. Lindsay Lohan is taking the first real steps in her recovery by being forced to publicly say, "Hi. I'm Lindsay, and I am an alcoholic and addict", RadarOnline.com has learned exclusively.

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Every day Lindsay is forced to admit her demons, a former patient at the Rancho Mirage, California, hospital tells us.

"She must discuss her past drug usage, along with repeating the statement she denied for so many years," the former patient told RadarOnline.com.

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EXCLUSIVE: Paris Hilton's Story 'Very Similar' To Lindsay Lohan's Says Dr. Drew


Posted on Sep 10, 2010 @ 01:21PM - 14 comments

According to renowned board-certified addiction specialist Dr. Drew Pinsky, Paris Hilton’s recent drug arrest highlights how the heiress’ downward spiral is similar to another Hollywood cautionary tale.

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According to renowned board-certified addiction specialist Dr. Drew Pinsky, Paris Hilton’s recent drug arrest highlights how the heiress’ downward spiral is similar to another Hollywood cautionary tale.

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"Paris Hilton's current problems related to her drug arrest and subsequent criminal charges are very much similar to the Lindsay Lohan story,” Pinsky told RadarOnline.com during an exclusive interview. “It's truly Lindsay Lohan's story in slow motion.”

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